EEB 3894 Overview

We will meet all the distinguished scientists on this semester's list of speakers.
Student will be responsible for participating in each meeting. We will read at least one research article written by a different visiting scholar every week. After a half hour of discussion, we will meet the person behind the science and then hear them give an hour-long research seminar. This course is for undergraduate students interested in broadening their understanding of modern ecology and evolutionary biology by engaging in active discussion.

February 25, 2009John Haught (Georgetown University)
Evolution and Faith: What Is at Stake? WEDNESDAY SEMINAR @ 4:00PM in Dodd Center: Darwin Lecture Series

March 5, 2009Catherine Potvin (McGIll University)
Forest carbon stocks and land-use: Reconciling the international agenda with the needs of indigenous populations 4:00PM in Dodd Center: Teale Lecture Series

March 19, 2009Mark Hauser (Harvard University)
The Evolution of a Moral Grammar 4:00PM in Dodd Center: Darwin Lecture Series

April 2, 2009Michael Mares (University of Oklahoma)
Sun Tzu and the Art of War: How the Battle of Museums to Survive has a Negative Impact on Nature and the Environment 4:00PM in Dodd Center: Teale Lecture Series

April 9, 2009Casey Dunn (Brown University)
Scalable and portable phylogenetic strategies in the era of high throughput sequencing

April 30, 2009Jolanta Miadlikowska (Duke University)
Exploring lichen symbiosis and its contribution to the diversification of Ascomycota

EEB 3894 Semester Schedule

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Date

Seminar Speaker

Presenter

Discussion Article

22 January

Stuart McDaniel

Tobias & Kat

None - Discuss Syllabus and Website

29 January

Rick Blob

Leroy

To be posted on 1/26/09

05 February (Teale Lecture Series*)

Bud Ward

Nikisha

12 February

David Fastovsky

Greg

19 February

Maria Uriarte

Michael

25 February (Darwin Lecture Series*)(Wednesday Seminar**)

John Haught

Thomas

05 March (Teale Lecture Series*)

Catherine Potvin

Ralph

12 March

**Spring Break**

**No Class**

19 March (Darwin Lecture Series*)

Mark Hauser

Yalitza

26 March

Bill Shipley

Laura

2 April November (Teale Lecture Series*)

Michael Mares

9 April

Casey Dunn

15 April (Darwin Lecture Series*)(Wednesday Seminar**)

Paul Ewald

23 April

Osvaldo Sala

30 April

Jolanta Miadlikowska

* Seminars in the Darwin Lecture Series and Teale Lecture Series are held in the Konover Auditorium of the Dodd Center (near the Homer Babbidge Library).
** The department seminar will be held on Wednesday of this week. We will discuss a paper on Thursday, and students are encouraged to attend the seminar on Wednesday.